has anyone heard of this surgery, or know someone who has it done??:w00t:

so far what i've learned from it is:

"This revolutionary procedure is now available for individuals who have had previous gastric bypass surgery and who are regaining weight. It’s also available for those who want an alternative to invasive weight loss surgery. This procedure involves no incisions and no recovery and involves placing an endoscope through the mouth into the stomach pouch. The connection between the stomach pouch and small intestines is then sutured resulting in slower emptying of the stomach and earlier satiety and more weight loss. The procedure also shrinks the stomach pouch and makes it small, similar to the outcome of the original gastric bypass procedure,"-http://www.stopobesityforlife.com/StomaphyX.html

so my question is, what do you all think about this surgery??

i havent been banded yet, but i think this seems pretty good...

please, post your comments on the StomapyX surgery

thanks!

~jess:smile:

Never heard of this before. Is it FDA approved in the US? Have many surgeries have been done? Complications rates, etc compared to Lap band, RNY, etc. Those would all be things I'd investigate and of course talk with your own doctor on what's best for you as always.

Good luck!

I've looked it up. (I saw an ad here for it and wondered what it was.)

It works by the doctor putting this tool down your throat into your stomach and grabbing bits of stomach up and stapling them together like a pleat. I think they make 2 or 3 pleats (it was hard to tell from the video).

Here is the animation:

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.- GERD, heartburn, acid reflux

i'm considering this surgery...

i'm going to ask my doctor more about it

does anyone know about this procedure personally??

wow. cool . i want to hear from someone who has had this done. anyone going for this soon? let me know.

Nonono... this is a surgery for patients who had bypass and failed due to stretching their pouch. It's a revision surgery. It's not a primary surgery.

I love my band because its the least invasive surgery.